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TED Fellow Ryosuke Takashima is the youngest-ever mayor in Japan's history — but he doesn't consider himself a politician. His approach to leadership is simple: listen to as many voices as possible (from students to elders) in order to figure out what needs fixing. Hear why he th ...  Show more

Who decides which voices survive? It's a question classical singer Gabriella Di Laccio never thought to ask until she found an encyclopedia listing thousands of women composers from across history ... and knew almost none of them. Her journey to rediscover these brilliant musicia ...  Show more

In this episode, Franchesca interviews Lisa Baylis and discusses self-compassion, autoimmune disease, and self-care for educators. Lisa is a high school teacher and counselor in British Columbia in Canada with a passion to support the well-being of educators through self-compassi ...  Show more

We hear from Lisa who teaches in Paisley – a journalist who switched to a career teaching English. She shares what teaching means to her, the route she took to find her true vocation, and reflects on how personal experiences with her own teachers shaped how she teaches today. Wan ...  Show more

In this episode, Lisa shares her long journey with Anxiety and Panic Disorder (since age 6), emphasizing that knowledge was really the key factor in her healing process. In our talk, we explore the nature to her anxiety and different methods she uses to thrive amongst it. Now, Li ...  Show more

This week Scott is joined by clinical psychologist Lisa Damour where they have a nuance and compassionate discussion about the emotional and social lives of teenagers. In this episode they dispel many myths, including the idea that emotional means fragile. Lisa also offers the be ...  Show more